Electrocution and hanging described in historical observations
A historical account discusses electrocution first used in New York in 1888, detailing current levels, timing, and the instant loss of consciousness. It notes post mortem findings including high temperatures and altered blood, then compares with hangings at Moyamensing prison and mentions Oscar Wilde's ballad about Reading Jail.
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New York
Moyamensing
Oscar Wilde
Reading Jail
Auto-suggestion and the fight against early death
The piece argues that conscious and deliberate auto-suggestion can extend life by countering the common habit of passive, sedentary living. It cites Goethe on mind over body and warns that neglecting inner power leads to premature aging and illness, urging reflective will to direct health outcomes.
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Goethe
Woman's Desire to Fascinate Men
An analysis of female allure as a natural instinct and social force. The author argues women use attraction to captivate men, claim men shaped this drive, and that coquetry persists across ages. The piece notes women deny coquetry yet rely on innate traits to attract and seduce.
Chapter XXV continues a mansion plot amid entwined loyalties
In a Vermont study the old gentleman recalls past grievances and hints at a noble plan to finish a house and preserve family pride. Jack battles jealousy and questions Marian Devereux’s motives as Bates announces Mr. Donovan’s readiness to depart. The scene blends affection, resolve, and architectural pride as allies reaf...
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Bates
New York
Cincinnati
Marian
Jack
Armatranger
Vermont
Marian Devereux
Pickering
England
Walt al
Mr. Donovan
Larry and
Stoddard
A Hidden Ally Revealed at Glenarm House
Larry exposes Walter Creighton, a Dublin rioter who saved Bates and the Glenarm household. Bates, moved by the revelation, confesses his past, now fitting in as a gentleman among friends. Marian appears as the night ends, linking youth and age.
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Larry
Stoddard
Donovan
Mr. Donovan
Jack
Glenarm House
Bates
Mr. Glenarm
Walter Creighton
Dublin
Ike
Ireland
Creighton
America
Light Leads Me Through Snow and Shadows
In a moonlit walk with Sister Theresa and Marian, a narrator recalls past deceptions and a hidden romance. His grandfather celebrates life while a lantern guides them toward an uncertain spring. A chorus of jokes and longing shadows their cautious ascent.
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Sister Theresa
Marian
Heol
Commercial Travelers Prepare for Annual Convention in East Lake City
Residents of East Lake City gear up for the Commercial Travelers fifteenth annual convention set for June 18 to 20. Visitors from Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and Nevada will enjoy decorations, lights, resort hospitality, and a packed program at Saltair Lagoon and related venues. No parade but 5000 uniformed men and many floats will symbolize western progress while brass bands, baseball, bicycle racing, and social events fill the schedule, as railroads offer reduced rates to Salt Lake visitors.
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East Lake City
Jolly Knights of the Grip
Utah
Idaho
Colorado
Montana
Wyoming
Nevada
Saltair
Lagoon
Wandamere
Salt Palace
Ita Hom Pliatty
Railroada
Salt Lake
Unnamed West African Official Bemoaned by Gen Pienaar
Gen Jouvert Pienaar told a Washington reporter that a West African official is lazy and negligent, causing unrest among his people. The physician diagnosed the leader with underwork and overpay, explaining the man’s fatigue and illnesses as exhaustion from excess pay and lack of real work.
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Jouvert Pienaar
Washington
Gen. Pienaar
Lost to Us by Incredulity in Ancient Thought
A concise reflection on human limits in knowing divine matters, echoing Heraclitus and Plutarch. The text suggests most knowledge of the gods remains elusive due to human incredulity, a theme across classical philosophy.
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Heraclitus
Plutarch
Beg Family Escapes Burning Home in Crowded Hall
Nearer the Soll Mr and Mrs Beg and their ten children fled a burning house with great trouble. All were in their best clothes and crowded into the lower hall when found by the firemen.
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Beg
Los Angeles
Siberia's Resource Wealth Seen From Mineral Riches
The article lists Siberia's minerals led by gold iron copper and platinum with emeralds to pazes asbestos Glauber's salt rock salt and likely saphtha, highlighting their potential to fuel future wealth as viewed by Russians.
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Siberia
Glauber
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E. A. Spitzer
M. Jean Finot
BY Meredith Nicholson
Bobbo Merrill
Larry Asylum
Glenarm
St. Agatha’s
Egypt
Tess
Jce
Annandale
Maryland
Stoddard Prom
Salt Lake City
Child, Coleco
Alles Brook
Galt Lake City
F. J. Hill Drug CO
Balt Lake City
Coney Leland
S Bend
Seltair
Zion
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